Bhullar

Australia`s Wade Ormsby cranked up the pressure on the chasing pack when he posted another five-under-par 67 to extend his advantage to two after the second round of the USD 300,000 Indian Open on Friday.

There was a three-way tie for the lead at the end of the opening round at the Indian Open golf event as two Australians, Kieran Pratt and Wade Ormsby, and Singaporean Lam Chih Bing shared the honours with rounds of five-under 67 each at the demanding and windy Delhi Golf Club here on Thursday.

Digvijay Singh, who was in contention through the first half of the week, was unable to weather the amazing final round from Australia`s Scott Hend, as the Indian finished tied 10th at the inaugural Chiangmai Golf Classic.

Gaganjeet Bhullar made the great charge with a sizzling seven-under 65, the best card of the day, but Thai veteran Prayad Marksaeng fired a majestic six-under-par 66 to open up a commanding five-shot lead over the field at the end of the third day in the inaugural USD 750,000 Chiangmai Golf Classic on Saturday.

Digvijay Singh continued his fine march with three closing birdies in a row to post a second successive five-under 67 that put him within two shots of the leader, Prayad Marksaeng, at the inaugural USD 750,000 Chiangmai Golf Classic.

Badal urged the PM to take a lenient of view of Bhullar,
whose mercy petition was rejected by the President
Pratibha Patil recently, and asked him to have his death
sentence converted into life imprisonment.

All India Anti-Terrorist Front
Chairman MS Bitta said political parties were indulging
in votebank politics over rejection of mercy plea of death row
convict and Khalistan militant Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar.

After SAD sought the PM`s
intervention in showing mercy to Khalistan militant Devinder
Pal Singh Bhullar, former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh favoured commuting his death sentence to life in
prison.

The Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday
sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s intervention in saving
the life of death row convict Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar whose
mercy petition had been rejected by the President.